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Plantier and Forte Named VaSID All-State
07/09/2019 | Baseball
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond Baseball put a pair of Spiders on the Virginia Sports Information Director's All-State team following the 2019 baseball campaign. Fifth-year senior Tyler Plantier (Poway, Calif.) was a First Team selection at third base, with redshirt junior outfielder Anthony Forte (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) earning Second Team All-State honors.
Plantier and Forte were tied for the team-lead with 12 home runs each, creating a formidable 1-2 punch in the Spider lineup. Plantier hit for a .320 average in 50 games, going for extra bases a total of 20 times. He scored 47 runs and drove in 50 while earning a .415 on-base percentage. Plantier was a First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree at third base earlier this year. Recently, the Richmond graduate signed a professional contract with the Colorado Rockies and is currently playing in minor league baseball with the Boise Hawks in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.
Forte was a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection following this season. He was the only Spider to play in all 54 games, manning center field and led the team in triples (3), home runs (12), RBI (53) and totaled 115 bases. He led the Spiders with 28 extra-base hits to earn a .537 slugging percentage. He stole four bases and drew 35 walks. Forte is playing summer baseball in California with the Arroyo-Seco Saints, where he was named to the California Collegiate League Prospect Game tomorrow night at 10 p.m.
VaSID Players of the Year
Logan Driscoll Catcher George Mason
Tanner Morris Shortstop Virginia
Vinnie Pasquantino First baseman Old Dominion
VaSID Pitcher of the Year
Evan Braband Relief Pitcher Liberty
VaSID Rookie of the Year
Andy Garriola Outfield Old Dominion
VaSID Coach of the Year
Scott Jackson Liberty
First Team All-VaSID
Logan Driscoll Catcher George Mason
Vinnie Pasquantino First Base Old Dominion
Nic Kent Second Base Virginia
Tyler Plantier Third Base Richmond
Tanner Morris Shortstop Virginia
Andy Garriola Outfield Old Dominion
Andrew Szmanski Outfield Radford
Justin Hayes Outfield Norfolk State
Liam HIbbits Designated Hitter VCU
Kyle Butler Utility Fielder Radford
Connor Gillispie Starting Pitcher VCU
Andrew McInvale Starting Pitcher Liberty
Bodie Sheehan Starting Pitcher William & Mary
Evan Braband Relief Pitcher Liberty
Nick Robertson Relief Pitcher James Madison
Second Team All-VaSID
Jonathan Embry Catcher Liberty
Stephen Baughan First Base Norfolk State
Paul Witt Second Base VCU
Zack Gelof Third Base Virginia
Bryce Windham Third Base Old Dominion
Zac Ching Shortstop VCU
Anthony Forte Outfield Richmond
Brandon Raquet Outfield William & Mary
Brendan Rivoli Outfield Virginia
J.D. Mundy Designated Hitter Radford
Matthew Trehub Utility Fielder William & Mary
Kevin Kelly Starting Pitcher James Madison
Zak Kent Starting Pitcher VMI
Nick Stewart Starting Pitcher James Madison
Benjamin Dum Relief Pitcher VCU
Chris Farrell Relief Pitcher William & Mary
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Plantier and Forte were tied for the team-lead with 12 home runs each, creating a formidable 1-2 punch in the Spider lineup. Plantier hit for a .320 average in 50 games, going for extra bases a total of 20 times. He scored 47 runs and drove in 50 while earning a .415 on-base percentage. Plantier was a First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree at third base earlier this year. Recently, the Richmond graduate signed a professional contract with the Colorado Rockies and is currently playing in minor league baseball with the Boise Hawks in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.
Forte was a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection following this season. He was the only Spider to play in all 54 games, manning center field and led the team in triples (3), home runs (12), RBI (53) and totaled 115 bases. He led the Spiders with 28 extra-base hits to earn a .537 slugging percentage. He stole four bases and drew 35 walks. Forte is playing summer baseball in California with the Arroyo-Seco Saints, where he was named to the California Collegiate League Prospect Game tomorrow night at 10 p.m.
VaSID Players of the Year
Logan Driscoll Catcher George Mason
Tanner Morris Shortstop Virginia
Vinnie Pasquantino First baseman Old Dominion
VaSID Pitcher of the Year
Evan Braband Relief Pitcher Liberty
VaSID Rookie of the Year
Andy Garriola Outfield Old Dominion
VaSID Coach of the Year
Scott Jackson Liberty
First Team All-VaSID
Logan Driscoll Catcher George Mason
Vinnie Pasquantino First Base Old Dominion
Nic Kent Second Base Virginia
Tyler Plantier Third Base Richmond
Tanner Morris Shortstop Virginia
Andy Garriola Outfield Old Dominion
Andrew Szmanski Outfield Radford
Justin Hayes Outfield Norfolk State
Liam HIbbits Designated Hitter VCU
Kyle Butler Utility Fielder Radford
Connor Gillispie Starting Pitcher VCU
Andrew McInvale Starting Pitcher Liberty
Bodie Sheehan Starting Pitcher William & Mary
Evan Braband Relief Pitcher Liberty
Nick Robertson Relief Pitcher James Madison
Second Team All-VaSID
Jonathan Embry Catcher Liberty
Stephen Baughan First Base Norfolk State
Paul Witt Second Base VCU
Zack Gelof Third Base Virginia
Bryce Windham Third Base Old Dominion
Zac Ching Shortstop VCU
Anthony Forte Outfield Richmond
Brandon Raquet Outfield William & Mary
Brendan Rivoli Outfield Virginia
J.D. Mundy Designated Hitter Radford
Matthew Trehub Utility Fielder William & Mary
Kevin Kelly Starting Pitcher James Madison
Zak Kent Starting Pitcher VMI
Nick Stewart Starting Pitcher James Madison
Benjamin Dum Relief Pitcher VCU
Chris Farrell Relief Pitcher William & Mary
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